HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL: Paintsville, Pikeville post road wins; Lady Jags stay unbeaten with OT win

Paintsville grabbed an early lead and went on to beat Magoffin County, 59-43, in a game played on Saturday.

Chloe Hannah paced the Lady Tigers (5-4) while Emilea Preece added 16. Leandra Curnutte chipped in nine.

Angel Mullins tossed in a game-high 24 points for the Lady Hornets, now 3-8. Haley Barnett followed with 12.

At Salyersville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PV (5-4)…..14  20  16  9 – 59

MC (3-8)……5  20  11  7 – 43

Scoring:

Paintsville (59) – Chloe Hannah 4(2) 4-8 18; Emilea Preece 4(2) 2-5 16; Leandra Curnutte 2(1) 2-5 9; Camryn Helton 0(2) 0-0 6; Ava Hyden 0(1) 2-3 5; Abby Maynard 1 1-2 3; and Izzy Chirico 0 2-4 2. Totals: 11(8) 13-27 59.

Magoffin County (43) – Angel Mullis 6 12-15 24; Haley Barnett 4(1) 1-3 12; Karah Lafferty 0(1) 2-8 5; and Stephanie Helton 1 0-0 2. Totals: 11(2) 15-26 43.

Next up: Paintsville (5-4) at Fairview (2-8), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 1; Magoffin County (3-8) at Cordia (1-9), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 2.

Rockcastle Co….68

Belfry…………..57

Belfry saw a first-half lead slip away as Rockcastle County rallied in the second half to beat the Lady Pirates, 68-57, in the Tim Short Showcase played at South Laurel High School on Saturday.

Cushi Fletcher poured in a game-high 26 points and Kyera Thornsbury finished with 21 as Belfry dropped to 7-4.

At London

(Tim Short Showcase)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

BF (7-4)….16  14   11   16 – 57

RC (4-1)….10  13  24  21 – 68

Scoring:

Belfry (57) – Cushi Fletcher 11(1) 1-1 26; Kyera Thornsbury 6 9-12 21; Linzee Phillips 2 0-2 4; Kyra Justice 0(1) 0-0 3; Addison Smith 1 0-0 2; and Alyssa Varney 0 1-2 1. Totals: 20(2) 11-17 57.

Rockcastle County (68) – Keelee King 4(5) 0-1 23; Casey Coleman 6 4-5 16; Lindsey Jones 1(2) 3-5 11; Talynne Shearer 2(1) 3-7 10; Aliyah Lopez 2 0-0 4; Jordan Harper 1 0-0 2; and Addison McClure 0 2-2 2. Totals: 16(8) 12-22 68.

Next up: Belfry (7-4) vs. Johnson Central (7-1), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 3.

Pikeville………..54

Mason County….31

Pikeville took the lead early on and cruised to a 54-31 win over Mason County in a game played on Saturday.

Trinity Rowe, Kristen Whited and Emma Ratliff paced the Lady Panthers, now 7-4, with 11 points apiece.

At Maysville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PK (7-4)…..15  10  13  16 – 54

MC (5-2)……7   9    7    8 – 31

Scoring:

Pikeville (54) – Trinity Rowe 4(1) 0-0 11; Emma Ratliff 1(3) 0-0 11; Kenzie Maynard 0(1) 2-2 5; Leighan Jackson 1 2-2 4; Rylee Theiss 0(1) 0-2 3; Kristen Whited 1(3) 0-1 11; Kylie Hall 2 2-2 6; and Kylie Hall 0(1) 0-0 3. Totals: 9(10) 6-9 54.

Mason County (31) – Nariyah Harrison 3 3-6 9; Hannah Adkins 3 0-0 6; Macy Littleton 0(1) 1-2 4 ;Mylin Henry 2 0-0 4; Sedaya Thomas 0(1) 0-0 3; Tania Henry 0(1) 0-0 3; Rachel Payne 0 2-2 2; and Avery Sims 0 0-2 0. Totals: 8(3) 6-14 31. 

Next up: Pikeville (7-4) vs. Ashland-Blazer (6-3), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 5.

Martin County…65

Middlesboro……54

Martin County built a double-digit, halftime lead and went on to knock off Middlesboro, 65-54, in the Tim Short Showcase played at South Laurel High School on Saturday.

Laken Williams paced the Lady Cardinals (7-2) with 16 points. Kate Marcum tossed in 15 and Lakyn Porter finished with 13.

At London

(Tim Short Showcase)

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

MC (7-2)…..17   17  10  21 – 65                                                               

ML (2-8)…..13  12  11  18 – 54

Scoring:

Martin County (65) – Lakyn Porter 4(1) 2-3 13; Lynndsey Cassell 0(1) 2-2 5; Graci Synder 2 0-0 4; Kate Marcum 6 3-3 15; Laken Williams 5(1) 3-3 16; Kennadi Mollett 1 0-0 2; Alyssa Allen 3 0-0 6; and Jaaliyah Warren 2 0-0 4. Totals: 23(3) 10-11 65.

Middlesboro (54) – Kailey Owens 2(3) 10-12 23; Gracie Gent 2(1) 9-10 16; Keevi Betts 2 4-7 8; Halaya Brown 2 0-0 4; and Mallory James 0(1) 0-1 3. Totals: 8(5) 23-30 54.

Next up: Martin County (7-2) at Perry Central (3-5), 6:30 p.m., Feb. 3.

Knott Central….66

Letcher Central….45

Knott Central started strong against Letcher Central and went on to beat the Lady Cougars, 66-45, in a game played at the LCCHS Gymnasium on Saturday.

Kaylee Banks fired in a game-high 21 points for LCC, now 5-5. Loren Boggs followed with 13.

At Ermine

Scoring:

Knott Central (66) – Abby Maggard 5(2) 0-0 16; Keara Mullins 5 4-4 14; Kylie Gayheart 4 5-5 13; Brooke Mason 2(1) 3-4 10; Presley Fletcher 1(1) 2-2 7; Faith Pollard 2 0-0 4; and Drew Reed 1 0-0 2. Totals: 20(4) 14-15 66.

Letcher Central (45) – Kaylee Banks 6(1) 6-7 21; Loren Boggs 6 1-1 13; Brooke Bates 1 2-2 4; Farrah Combs 1 1-2 3; Kyleigh Wright 1 0-0 2; and Kaylee Banks 1 0-0 2. Totals: 16(1) 10-12 45.

Next up: Letcher Central (5-5) vs. Lawrence County (7-3), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 3.

FRIDAY’S GAMES

Floyd Central…..67

Lawrence Co…..59

Floyd Central survived its second straight close game as the Lady Jaguars turned back Lawrence County in overtime, 67-59, in a game played on Friday night.

Katie Jo Moore led the Lady Jaguars, now 9-0, with 19 points. Jada Johnson finished with 14 and Kennedy Harvel net 13. Grace Martin added 12.

Kensley Feltner stripped the nets for a game-high 36 points and Kaison Ward tossed in 13 as the Lady Bulldogs dropped to 7-3.

At Langley

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

LC (7-3)….….8  12  20  14  ( 5) – 59

FC (9-0)……16  14  13  11 (13) – 67

Scoring:

Lawrence County (59) – Kensley Feltner 7(5) 7-9 36; Kaison Ward 6 1-3 13; Sophie Adkins 1(1) 1-2 6; Kyleah Ward 1 1-2 3; and Tyra Hammond 0 1-2 1. Totals: 15(6) 11-18 59.

Floyd Central (67) – Katie Jo Moore 7(1) 2-3 19; Jada Johnson 3(1) 5-5 14; Kennedy Harvel 2 9-11 13; Grace Martin 3(1) 3-7 12; Kamryn Shannon 1(1) 0-1 5; and Riley Compton 2 0-0 4. Totals: 18(4) 19-27 67.

Next up: Lawrence County (7-3) at Letcher Central (5-5), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 3; Floyd Central (9-0) vs. TBA, Mountain Classic, Feb. 5.

Shelby County…52

Pikeville………..45

Pikeville fell behind to Shelby County and the Lady Panthers dropped a 52-45 decision in a game played on Friday night.

Trinity Rowe fired in15 points and Rylee Theiss added 14 as the Lady Panthers fell to 6-4.

At Shelbyville

SCORE BY QUARTERS:

PK (6-4)……14   6  10  15 – 45

SC (4-4)……12  14  11  15 – 52

Scoring:

Pikeville (45) – Trinity Rowe 5(1) 2-2 15; Kenzie Maynard 1 2-2 4; Leighan Jackson 2 0-0 4; Rylee Theiss 5(1) 1-1 14; Kristen Whited 0(2) 0-0 6; and Kylie Hall 0 2-6 2. Totals: 13(4) 7-11 45.

Shelby County (52) – Zakiyah Johnson 7 7-8 21; Jaci Woods 3(1) 1-2 10; Madison Sallee 3 2-2 8; Brooklyn Patton 3 1-2 7; Autumn Simpson 1 2-2 4; Tarryn Stone 1 0-0 2; and Gianna Goodner 0 0-2 0. Totals: 18(1) 13-18 .

Next up: Pikeville (6-4) vs. Ashland Blazer (6-3), 7:30 p.m., Feb. 5.